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KPO Radio, San Francisco Inspecting A Tube For The Big 50 KW KPO Transmitter 1936

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In this photo, dated December 15, 1936, A. H. Saxton, NBC Western Division Engineer, explains the workings of one of the KPO transmitter tubes to Alice Tyler of the NBC Plant Department. The water-cooled final […]

NBC Radio Final Wiring Check Circa 1942

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NBC Radio, San Francisco Engineers Checking the Final Wiring, Just Before the Opening of Radio City Circa 1942.

Radio Station KPO 50 KW G.E. Transmitter Belmont, California 1933

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KPO’s 50 KW transmitter, model RT-152-G, was custom-built by General Electric on contract to N.B.C. The contract also included the construction of the transmitter building, cooling pond and antenna system. The driver section of the […]

KPO 50kW Transmitter Building Belmont, California 1933

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The KPO transmitter building was built under contract to NBC by General Electric in 1932, along with the transmitter itself. First Floor: In the main room were located the filament and bias motor generator sets, their […]

NBC Radio, San Francisco Max Dolin Broadcasts From NBC Remote Vehicle Early 1930s

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Another view of the NBC remote broadcast truck shows NBC’s West Coast Music Director, Max Dolin, conducting a broadcast, early 1930s.

NBC Master Control Room 111 Sutter St., San Francisco Circa 1930s

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This photo shows Master Control at NBC in San Francisco, used from 1927 to 1942. At the extreme left is the Morse code operator’s position, where the NBC Pacific Division communicated with New York, Chicago […]